
American mathematician and logician (1903–1995)
Alonzo Church was an American mathematician and logician who lived from 1903 to 1995 and made foundational contributions to mathematical logic and the theory of computation. His work helped establish fundamental concepts in computer science and formal systems that continue to influence how we understand what problems can and cannot be solved by algorithms.
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Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, logician, and philosopher who made major contributions to mathematical logic and the foundations of theoretical computer science. He is best known for the lambda calculus, the Church–Turing thesis, proving the unsolvability of the Entscheidungsproblem ("decision problem"), the Frege–Church ontology, and the Church–Rosser theorem. Alongside his doctoral student Alan Turing, Church is considered one of the founders of computer science.
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